RR Auction: Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction Featuring Civil War

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RR Auction’s October Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale boasts a diverse 1,000+ items from all fields of collecting, with a special focus on Civil War and Literature. In addition to an incredible assortment of autograph letters from luminaries like Charles Darwin, Mohandas Gandhi, Charles Dickens, Claude Monet, and J. R. R. Tolkien, a few highlights are a sketch by Pablo Picasso, hand-drawn survey map by George Washington, signed photograph of Leo Tolstoy, and beautiful portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Top artifacts are an officer’s sword presented to Brig.-Gen. Calvin Pratt, a scarce multi-level amputation kit, bullets fired in ballistic tests used as evidence against Bonnie and Clyde, and an incredible hand-engraved Colt revolver honoring Hollywood’s ‘Monster Legacy,’ just in time for Halloween. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in October 2018.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Leonard Kleinrock243 - Leonard Kleinrock
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American computer scientist (born 1934) who made several important contributions to the field of computer networking, in particular to the theoretical
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Sebastian Kneipp244 - Sebastian Kneipp
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Bavarian priest (1821–1897) who pioneered naturopathic medicine, particularly a form of hydrotherapy known as the Kneipp cure. Scarce original 2.5 x 4
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Friedrich Alfred Krupp245 - Friedrich Alfred Krupp
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German steel manufacturer (1854–1902) who took over leadership of the family business in 1887. ALS in German, signed "F. W. Krupp," one pa...
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Max von Laue246 - Max von Laue
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German physicist (1879–1960) who won the 1914 Nobel Prize in Physics for his research related to the diffraction of X-rays by crystals. Striking matte
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Gordon W. ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie247 - Gordon W. ‘Pawnee Bill’ Lillie
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Signed book: Stirring Lives of Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill. Second edition. NY: S. L. Parsons & Co., 1912. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.25, 244 pages. S...
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Guglielmo Marconi248 - Guglielmo Marconi
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Italian physicist and inventor (1874–1937) who devoted his life to experiments in wireless communication, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1909. Exc
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Maria Theresa249 - Maria Theresa
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Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Bohemia (1717–1780) who was the mother of Marie Antoinette. Segment of a printed DS in German, signed “Maria Theresia,
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Tomas Masaryk250 - Tomas Masaryk
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Founder and first President of Czechoslovakia (1850–1937). Two letters to British journalist Annie Christitch: an ALS, signed "T. G. Masaryk,&q...
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The Mayo Brothers251 - The Mayo Brothers
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Two vintage matte-finish photos of the Mayo brothers: a 6.5 x 9.5 portrait of Charles Horace Mayo, signed and inscribed in fountain pen, "With ...
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Thomas McKenney252 - Thomas McKenney
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United States official (1785–1859) who served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs from 1824–1830. ALS signed “Tho. L. McKenney,” two pages both sides,
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John McLean253 - John McLean
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American jurist and politician (1785–1861) who served in Congress, as postmaster general, and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Partly-pri
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Albert A. Michelson254 - Albert A. Michelson
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Physicist known for his work on measuring the speed of light (1852–1931) who, in 1907, became the first American scientist to win a Nobel Prize. Fount
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Mother Teresa255 - Mother Teresa
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Card depicting Mother Teresa holding a baby, 6 x 4, signed on the front in black felt tip, "God bless you, M. Teresa mc." In very fine con...
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Benito Mussolini256 - Benito Mussolini
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Bold ink signature, "Benito Mussolini, Roma. 18 Giugno 1929—Anno VII,” on an off-white 8 x 8.75 sheet. In fine condition.
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Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III257 - Benito Mussolini and Vittorio Emanuele III
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Partly-printed DS in Italian, one page both sides, 9.75 x 14.5, May 18, 1936. Untranslated official document signed at the conclusion in bold ink, &...
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John Nash258 - John Nash
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American mathematician (1928–2015) who made fundamental contributions to game theory, differential geometry, and the study of partial differential equ
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Richard Owen259 - Richard Owen
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English biologist and paleontologist (1804-1892) best known for interpreting fossils and coining the term 'dinosaur.' ALS signed "Rich....
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John Page260 - John Page
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American politician (1744–1808) who served as governor of Virginia from 1802 to 1805, and, previously, as a representative in the first four Congresse
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Eva Peron261 - Eva Peron
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Charismatic and highly ambitious wife (1919–1952) of Argentine president Juan Peron, who later became the subject of the popular musical (and subseque
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Princess Alice and Alexander Cambridge262 - Princess Alice and Alexander Cambridge
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Signed book: The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume I. Later printing. London: John Murray, 1908. Hardcover, 5.25 x 7.5, 512 pages. Signed and inscribe
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